﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Sun, 03 May 2026 19:54:47 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:ev="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/event/"><channel><title>Bard Edrington</title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org:443/media/rss/author/672/bard-edrington</link><atom:link href="https://www.backcountryhunters.org:443/media/rss/author/672/bard-edrington" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bard Edrington]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[2026 NM Big Game Rule Making Public Comments]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/2026-nm-big-game-rule-making-public-comments</link><description><![CDATA[   New Mexico Department of Wildlife Attn: Elk Rule Public Comment    

  Subject: Public Comment on Proposed Elk Rule Changes (2026) Dear Commissioners and Department Staff,  

 On behalf of the ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:12:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/2026-nm-big-game-rule-making-public-comments</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-6984]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bard Edrington]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[1.75 Miles of Fence Removed on the Rio Puerco]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/175-miles-of-fence-removed-on-the-rio-puerco</link><description><![CDATA[ In 1965 the New Mexico Department of Transportation re-routed a 2 mile section of the Rio Puerco into a straight 1 mile channel.  They were trying to offset the cost of building bridges over the ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:41:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/175-miles-of-fence-removed-on-the-rio-puerco</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-6980]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bard Edrington]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Stewardship in the Dolores Triangle]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/stewardship-in-the-dolores-triangle</link><description><![CDATA[ The Dolores Triangle is a remote section of Utah that is defined by the Colorado and Dolores rivers.  It is an important winter range for mule deer that spend their summers up on the Uncompahgre ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 19:35:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/stewardship-in-the-dolores-triangle</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-6952]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bard Edrington]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Stewarding Human and Wildlife Connectivity]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/stewarding-human-and-wildlife-connectivity</link><description><![CDATA[   

    In the age of social media, we sometimes loose site of the importance of human connections.  Our time gets used up liking posts and seeing who liked ours.  These connections are important, ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 16:13:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/stewarding-human-and-wildlife-connectivity</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-6926]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bard Edrington]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Habitat Stewardship in the Mojave Desert]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/habitat-stewardship-in-the-mojave-desert</link><description><![CDATA[   

   

    The Arizona Strip lies in the  Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument  in northern Arizona. It is a place of legendary mule deer hunting.  The deer populations are low, but the ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/habitat-stewardship-in-the-mojave-desert</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-6825]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bard Edrington]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Improved Habitat Connectivity on 22,000 Acres of Public Land]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/improved-habitat-connectivity-on-22000-acres-of-public-land</link><description><![CDATA[    

 Plumes of dust could be seen on the normally quiet forest service road.  It was the day before the pronghorn muzzleloader opener, a tag that has about a 3.2% chance of drawing as a ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2025 12:49:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/improved-habitat-connectivity-on-22000-acres-of-public-land</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-6762]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bard Edrington]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Rally for the Rio Grande del Norte: Music, Stewardship and Public Lands]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/rally-for-the-rio-grande-del-norte-music-stewardship-and-public-lands</link><description><![CDATA[ On both sides, basalt cliffs towered 1,000 feet above the Rio Grande.  Monsoon thunderstorms had left their trails of silt and gravel along the road.  Tell-tale signs of a flash flood.  The storm ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2025 12:36:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/rally-for-the-rio-grande-del-norte-music-stewardship-and-public-lands</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-6761]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bard Edrington]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Public Land Stewards on the Taos Plateau]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/public-land-stewards-on-the-taos-plateau</link><description><![CDATA[   
   
   
 The Taos plateau is a high elevation basalt filled valley in north New Mexico.  It is bordered by the Tusas mountains to the west and the Sangre de Cristo in the east.  It sits at 7,000' ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/public-land-stewards-on-the-taos-plateau</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-2323]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bard Edrington]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Backcountry Stewardship in the Bootheel of New Mexico]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/backcountry-stewardship-in-the-bootheel-of-new-mexico</link><description><![CDATA[   
   
 The Bootheel region of New Mexico is normally viewed from inside a car speeding down I-10.  From the interstate it appears desolate and dry.  Large wide expanses of creosote bush and ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/backcountry-stewardship-in-the-bootheel-of-new-mexico</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-2497]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bard Edrington]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Two Miles of Sheep Fencing Removed in New Mexico]]></title><link>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/two-miles-of-sheep-fencing-removed-in-new-mexico</link><description><![CDATA[   
                                               
 Domesticated sheep arrived with the early Spanish conquistadors and explorers in the 1500's.  Sheep herding was a lucrative venture for many ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.backcountryhunters.org/news/details/two-miles-of-sheep-fencing-removed-in-new-mexico</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[f8832120-1703-4cca-a56d-f8cfefbfe6c9-2670]]></dc:identifier></item></channel></rss>